{"product_id":"9781933016894","title":"Pulse of My Heart: One Couple Survives A Wife's Failing Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatty O'Mara-Croft's \"widowmaker\" heart attack was a cruel assault on her body, threatening the happiest years of her life. Originally misdiagnosed as a panic attack, common among women who suffer heart attacks, Patty's heart suffers permanent damage, and her precarious condition threatens to raze all joy and hope between Patty and her husband, Brian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a recounting both informative and inspirational, heartbreaking and funny, Patty and Brian share their stories from their own unique perspectives—the first-person account of painful revelations and medical struggles and a loved one's experience of despair, hope, and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamilies in medical crisis are getting sucker-punched every day and need help from those who overcame it and emerge stronger than before. The dual voice of both authors represents a love that flourishes, even as Patty's health weakens and is no longer a viable candidate for a heart transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePulse of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is part medical mystery, part comedy of errors, part family drama, and an enduring love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe field notes at the back of the book focus on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe sometimes-strained relationship between doctors and patient \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing for anticipatory grief \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe potential for addiction when narcotics are part of the drug protocol \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDealing with familial strife during a time of need \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStruggling with others' prayers when one's own faith is strained \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrying to maintain some level of dignity in an utterly undignified environment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding ways to be an effective parent in a blended family when illness demands so much attention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Behler Publications, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056843178224,"sku":"9781933016894","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933016894_p0.jpg?v=1763784347","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933016894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}